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Mexico disappearances- Activist who led self-help community shot dead

A Mexican businesswoman, who launched a group to help people whose relatives had gone missing, was shot dead in her hometown of San Fernando.

Miriam Rodriguez Martinez started the local collective after her daughter was kidnapped in 2012; she ultimately traced the girl's body to a clandestine grave.

She also helped police nab members of the Zetas, the drug cartel which murdered her daughter.

In context: The Mexico disappearances and murders

12 May 2017Mexico disappearances- Activist who led self-help community shot dead

A Mexican businesswoman, who launched a group to help people whose relatives had gone missing, was shot dead in her hometown of San Fernando.

Miriam Rodriguez Martinez started the local collective after her daughter was kidnapped in 2012; she ultimately traced the girl's body to a clandestine grave.

She also helped police nab members of the Zetas, the drug cartel which murdered her daughter.

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CrimeThe burgeoning drug cartels, kidnappings and murders of Mexico

To curb down on mushrooming drug cartels, former president Felipe Calderon (2006-2012) militarized the security forces.

In these years, kidnappings and murders have soared as civilians get caught in armed conflicts.

According to the Registro Nacional de personas Extraviadas, 22,610 people went missing during 2007-2014.

Corruption has also risen sharply; many officers assist cartels and take part in crimes and their cover-up.

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